Active clinical trials for "Arthritis"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical performance of the rotating platform and fixed bearing implants in patients undergoing primary total knee replacement. Outcome scoring and radiographic assessment will be the methods used to evaluate performance.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of yoga on inflammatory arthritis and knee osteoarthritis.

This 2 arm study will investigate the pharmacokinetics of simvastatin and methotrexate in combination with tocilizumab to assess any potential drug interactions. Patients will be randomized to receive either tocilizumab (10mg/kg iv infusion on day 8) + methotrexate (10-25mg po /week) or tocilizumab + methotrexate + simvastatin (40mg po on days 1, 15 and 43). Blood samples will be taken for analysis at intervals up to day 44. The anticipated time on study treatment is <3 months, and the target sample size is <100 individuals.

A small protein called dnaJ peptide may help people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by preventing their immune system cells from attacking their own tissues. The purpose of this study is to determine if small amounts of dnaJ peptide can "re-educate" immune cells in people with RA so that the cells stop attacking joint tissues.

A two-step multi-centre study with 240 rheumatoid arthritis patients.

This study will evaluate the optimal dose of tofacitinib needed to achieve low disease activity (LDA) or clinical remission as measured by the CDAI score. Once LDA or clinical remission has been achieved, the structural benefit in reducing erosions, synovitis and bone edema as measured by low field MRI will be determined at the same time period by the use of the OMERACT/RAMRIS scoring system

Purpose and rationale: To define the role of IL-17 as a mediator of structural bone lesions in psoriasis patients and patients with PsA. Primary Objective is the improvement of the PsAMRIS synovitis score baseline vs. week 24. Drug tested is Secukinumab 300 mg administered weekly for 4 weeks, then 4 weekly s.c. with a duration total of 24 weeks. Indication for this study is Psoriasis (Pso) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

The primary purpose of this study is to identify an appropriate dose of study medication.

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate if the study drug, ACTH Gel helps decrease the disease symptoms in people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) who are already taking medications prescribed by their physician and are still experiencing disease symptoms. ACTH gel has been a Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis since 1952, and in 2010 the FDA retained RA as a disease approved for ACTH gel use. Despite its FDA approval there is very limited data on its how well ACTH gel works in improving the symptoms of people with RA.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether baricitinib therapy alone is noninferior to methotrexate (MTX) therapy alone in the treatment of moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in those who have had limited or no treatment with MTX and are naive to other conventional or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).